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hazy
- /ˈheɪzi/ UK, US
Rhymes with -eɪzi
Where it comes from
From earlier hawsey (1625), a nautical term of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English *hasi, *haswy, from Old English haswiġ (“grey; ashen; dusky”), from Old English hasu (“dusky; grey; ashen”), from Proto-Germanic *haswaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₂s- (“bright grey”). By surface analysis, haze + -y; although Modern English haze is more likely a back-formation of hazy.
adjective hazier · haziest · hazey
- Thick or obscured with haze. a hazy view of the polluted city street
- Not clear or transparent. Furthermore, kymographic pictures are hazy and sometimes distorted, while the pictures obtained by diagraphy are sharp and unobstructed.
- Obscure; confused; not clear. a hazy argument
- Faded. It's a little hazy, but... I remember... C&A.
Similar: fuzzy, ill-defined, equivocal
noun hazies · hazey
- A variety of beer (typically a pale ale, India pale ale, or double India pale ale) golden in color with softer mouthfeel and sweeter taste than its non-hazy counterpart. What hazies do you have on tap?
